Innate Soul Power at Level Twenty-Was He Really a Reborn God King?

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After a brief silence, the onlookers finally snapped out of their daze.

The Sect Square erupted. Cries of astonishment rose one after another.

Ning Fengzhi's eyes shone, and he could hardly hide his excitement.

If his Martial Soul awakening had caused a phenomenon like that, how low could his Innate Soul Power possibly be?

Even across the entire continent, talents like this were few and far between.

"Quiet!"

After a moment, Ning Fengzhi was the first to recover. His sharp command silenced the crowd. "Continue testing his Innate Soul Power."

"Child, withdraw your Martial Soul and let's test your Innate Soul Power."

The Soul Master overseeing Ning Wen's awakening nodded.

With a thought, Ning Wen withdrew his Martial Soul. The Asura Armor dissolved into points of light.

"Impressive talent."

The Soul Master beamed. "Now place your hand on the Soul Power Testing Crystal."

He had never seen a Martial Soul like it, but the aura radiating from that armor had already proved it was extraordinary.

Perhaps today he would witness the emergence of a future Titled Douluo.

Ning Wen raised his hand and placed it on the Soul Power Testing Crystal.

The crystal ball instantly blazed with dazzling light.

"Innate... Innate Full Soul Power!"

The Soul Master shouted with excitement.

At the guest seats, the corners of Ning Fengzhi's mouth lifted.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was hailed as the world's finest support Martial Soul, but it was still only a support Martial Soul. To maintain the sect's standing, he needed talented assault-type Soul Masters at his side.

He was fortunate that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had two Titled Douluo in Sword and Bone this generation.

But what about the future?

Ning Rongrong was talented, with Innate Soul Power as high as level nine. Yet the limitations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda meant she could never advance beyond Soul Saint.

More than seeing Ning Rongrong awaken such outstanding talent, Ning Fengzhi had wanted to see someone in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect awaken an assault-type Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power of at least level nine—a peerless genius.

Unfortunately, geniuses like that were almost impossible to find!

Yet one had appeared today, and he was the nephew Ning Fengzhi had personally brought back.

He was only a year older than Rongrong, too.

In his excitement, Ning Fengzhi had completely forgotten how harshly Ning Wen's thoughts had spoken of Ning Rongrong.

"Innate... Innate Full Soul Power?!"

Ning Rongrong stared at the scene, eyes wide with disbelief.

That infuriating boy had awakened such a powerful Martial Soul, and he had Innate Full Soul Power too.

"Hmph. So what?"

Ning Rongrong turned up her nose. "He's only one level above me!"

At the words "Innate Full Soul Power," a smile appeared on Ning Wen's face.

The Asura Armor Martial Soul was a reward from the Voice Pack. It did not reflect his own innate talent.

If he had ended up like Yu Xiaogang, with Innate Soul Power of level 0.5, that would have been mortifying.

He would have been lying if he said he hadn't worried.

As for Innate 20th-Level Soul Power, he had never even considered it.

That was simply impossible.

After all, level ten was the limit of a human Soul Master's Innate Soul Power. The other ten levels would have to come from God-Given Soul Power.

Across the four Douluo books, Qian Renxue alone had reached level twenty in Innate Soul Power.

And besides the Asura Armor, Ning Wen sensed another Martial Soul within him.

Was it a mirror?

So he really did have Twin Martial Souls!

Just then, something unexpected happened.

A thread of blood-red light, impossible to catch with the naked eye, pierced through layers of space and silently entered Ning Wen's body.

Strangely, no one there noticed.

Even Chen Xin and Gu Rong, the two Titled Douluo on the guest platform, sensed nothing.

Ning Wen himself only felt a sudden warmth flow through his body.

He was about to lift his hand from the testing crystal.

Then came a sharp crack!

The sound of something breaking rang out.

Dense, web-like fractures raced through the entire Soul Power Testing Crystal. An instant later, it exploded!

Clear crystal shards flew in every direction and scattered across the ground.

The crystal ball had exploded?!

Everyone stared at the fragments on the ground, their eyes wide with disbelief.

"His Innate Soul Power exceeded level ten? How is that possible?"

Ning Fengzhi froze, incredulity flashing in his eyes.

The crystal balls used during Martial Soul awakenings could only test Soul Power up to level ten.

If someone's Innate Soul Power exceeded level ten, an ordinary crystal ball could not withstand it and would burst.

"But that's the only possibility."

Gu Rong raised an eyebrow. "Unless there was something wrong with the crystal?"

"I've never heard of Innate Soul Power exceeding level ten," Chen Xin said with a hint of wonder.

Just then, that cold voice burst forth, dripping with undisguised disgust!

[Damn it. That bastard Asura, breaking the very rules he's meant to enforce, has his eye on me. He hasn't noticed anything, has he?]

[No. Just like in my previous life, I only had Innate Full Soul Power. That's the limit a mortal can reach. If it suddenly rose to level twenty, that bastard Asura must be behind it.]

[The other Martial Soul I awakened by chance, the Asura Armor, must have caught that bastard's attention.]

[It makes sense. The Asura Armor embodies slaughter and judgment, a perfect match for the Asura Godhood.]

[That bastard Asura is desperate to leave the Divine Realm. In my previous life, he chose Tang San as his inheritor. That's why he kept targeting me.]

[The Asura Godhood is one of the five God King positions in the Divine Realm and governs slaughter and judgment. Still, it falls well short of the Spacetime Godhood I'll create in the future.]

[But why turn down a benefit handed to me? Better that than let Tang San have it for nothing!]

[Tang San managed to hold two divine positions with Twin Martial Souls. I have Twin Martial Souls in this life too, so why couldn't I?]

[Heh heh heh. Tang San, the Asura Godhood is only the beginning. You can forget about the Sea God's position too. I'll steal your woman, snatch your opportunities, and ruin your reputation!]

[Heh heh heh...]

By the end, the Voice Pack was cackling like a villain.

Ning Wen: "..."

That laugh gave him a headache.

He was all for stealing Tang San's opportunities.

But did it have to sound so evil?

Anyone overhearing it would think he was the villain!

Ning Rongrong was utterly stunned.

Innate Soul Power at level twenty, the Asura God, one of the five God Kings of the Divine Realm—what was all this?!

Could that boy really be a reborn God King?

But if he really was a God King, how could she hear his thoughts?

That made no sense!!!

Besides, as a reincarnated God King, did he really have to pick on a little girl like her?

Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong exchanged glances without speaking.

Ning Wen's thoughts had revealed a great deal.

If Tang San really was a Divine Inheritor, that would fully explain why Ning Fengzhi had set his mind on investing in him.

For now, it was an indisputable fact that Ning Wen's Innate Soul Power had surpassed level ten.

Not just in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—throughout the recorded history of the entire continent, there had never been a Soul Master with Innate Soul Power above level ten.

Even Bibi Dong, the renowned Spirit Hall Pope, had only possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

If a Deity was involved, however, it would make sense.

In that light, Ning Wen's thoughts, which they had half doubted before, might well be true.

"Fengzhi, Old Sword, that boy..."

Gu Rong looked at Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin. He struggled to speak, his voice dry and hoarse.

But halfway through, he could go no further.

It was too absurd, too outrageous. It overturned everything he had come to understand in more than half a lifetime.

"..."

Chen Xin said nothing, but his expression spoke for him.

A reborn God King!

It was almost impossible to believe.

If Ning Wen truly was a reborn God King...

Then the "previous life" he spoke of was no delusion.

Had they really tried to kill Ning Wen in that previous life?

Had Rongrong truly wronged him and brought shame on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

Had their misguided decisions really led the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into decline?

How could that be?!

"It's only just begun. We still have a chance to change things."

After a moment of silence, Ning Fengzhi fixed his gaze on Ning Wen. "And he is the key to everything."

"For now, we should wait and see. Keep listening to the boy's thoughts and find out what happened in this 'previous life' of his."

"Then we can make amends through our actions in this life and change the impression he has of us."

"But that can come later."

"First, we need to confirm whether his Innate Soul Power really is level twenty."

As he spoke, Ning Fengzhi took another crystal ball from his Soul Tool. "Uncle Sword, use this one to test Little Wen."

This was a specially made Soul Power Testing Crystal that could measure Soul Power up to level twenty.

"Little Wen, try this one."

Chen Xin nodded and took the crystal ball. In a flash, he landed lightly in front of Ning Wen.

Ning Wen placed his hand on it. Dazzling light instantly filled the crystal ball.

A strange look flashed through his eyes.

For once, the Voice Pack had been reliable.

It seemed the Asura God really had noticed him because of the Asura Armor.

Honestly, Ning Wen could not think of another Deity on the Douluo Continent who would be interested in him.

For him, that was actually good news.

After all, the Asura God and the Sea God were both notorious for breaking the rules they were supposed to uphold!

The Asura God in particular was a law enforcer of the Divine Realm, yet he had made exceptions to smooth the way for his own succession.

He even dressed it up as making reasonable use of the rules without technically breaking them.

His double standards rivaled Tang San's.

But when it came to protecting their own, no other Deities could compare.

They said Deities could not interfere with the mortal world. Yet in the original story, even after Tang San was well and truly dead, those two had pulled strings behind the scenes and brought him back openly!

Ning Wen would never believe that the Asura God and the Sea God had played no part in the God of Cookery and the Nine-Colored Goddess bestowing their divine inheritances on Oscar and Ning Rongrong.

The Rakshasa God, by contrast, barely treated her inheritor like a person.

How did that saying go?

As enemies, those two were utterly shameless.

As allies, they were incredibly dependable.

Judging by what the Asura God had just done, Tang San was not his only possible inheritor.

As for the Sea God, there was even less to worry about. He had no connection to Tang San yet.